Diffusion Marketplace is VHA’s discovery and collaboration tool built for curating VA’s promising innovations to encourage their diffusion. Many VISN 6 staff have submitted their best innovative practices for adoption. Read the full story. VISN 6 Seen as Innovation Trailblazer

The philosophy all of us embrace in VISN 6 of con-tinuous quality improvement and the pursuit of excel-lence has been the reason why two of our medical cen-ters have been selected to participate in VA’s national Innovators Program. This program is an opportunity for VA staf to demonstrate how one person can make a dif-

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

Health Care Network (VISN 6) Director Daniel Hoffmann and Fayetteville VAMC Direc-tor Elizabeth Goolsby presided over the ceremony. The 5,500 square foot facility currently offers pri-mary care and will soon in-clude mental health services and home-based primary care specialists who will be able to offer services to homebound

what VISN 6 is doing to treat the in-visible wounds of war. VA is the undisputed leader in mending the physical traumas of war. Equally as important, VA also leads national and interna-tional efforts to heal psychological trauma as well. Within VA, there are 15 specialized mental health centers of

VISN 6 VA medical facilities work individually with homeless Veterans before referring them to local housing agencies to access vouchers. Decisions are based on a variety of factors, most importantly the duration of homelessness and the need for longer term, more intensive support in ob-taining and maintaining permanent housing.

where VISN 6 operates community based outpa-tient clinics. Clinics were closed for up to 10 days due to floodwaters, but re-opened once waters reced-ed and made it possible to reach them safely again. Several areas in the state were left without power and experienced excessive flooding, as rivers crested and levees were breached. Governor

Ecellent are – Earned by Veterans eliered Here "6(645 ///// 1 Official News From Around Your VISN VOLUME 12 ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2022 VOICES OF VISN 6 Excellent Care – Earned by Veterans – Delivered Here PHOTO ABOVE: Newly appointed Salisbury VA Health Care System Ex-ecutive Director John Melton (center)

Now in its 10th year, with 800 Scholars in more than 370 clinics, the VA Geriatric Scholars Program is a workforce development program offered by VA’s offices of Rural Health, and Geriatrics and Extended Care, to integrate state-of-the-art geriatric health care into primary care practice. VISN 6 is recognizing local program graduates